Clinical Nutrition Preceptors
Supporting the next generation of dietetic professionals.
Preceptors play an essential role in preparing students for successful careers in nutrition and dietetics. Through supervision, training and practical learning experiences, preceptors help students connect what they learn in the classroom to the realities of professional practice.
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Preceptors
A preceptor is an expert or specialist who provides supervision, training and practical learning experiences to students during the internship. Registered dietitians, certified dietary managers, nutrition and dietetic technicians and registered nurses are examples of experts who qualify to serve as preceptors to our two programs.
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, "Preceptors make a difference in the lives of students who are learning to become registered dietitian nutritionists or nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered by acting as a mentor and training the dietetic professionals of the future."
Preceptors provide experiences for students that are crucial to their success in becoming an RD. ACEND® has unveiled a database that allows practitioners to register to potentially become preceptors and join the effort to guide and educate the next generation of dietetic professionals.
The Find-a-Preceptor Database allows program directors and students who are members of the Academy to search for a preceptor within a certain geographical or specialty area.
The University of Memphis values our preceptors. We continue to provide resources, such as continuing education credits, for our preceptors to strengthen their skills.
Preceptor Resources
Online Dietetics Preceptor Training
Commission on Dietetic Registration Online Dietetics Preceptor Training, good for eight prior-approved CPEUs.
CPEU Credit for Preceptors
Earn up to 15 CPEUs for precepting our dietetic interns.